Why ‘Fail Fast’ Isn’t Good Advice

Via Business Insider : “Fail fast” has become standard entrepreneurial advice. Startups and small businesses are told they shouldn’t worry about messing up, because it’s better to quickly realize that something’s not working and move...

Why I Jumped Off The Ivory Tower

Via Instapundit and Inklings: My decision to leave isn’t really about my department or university in particular, but about a perverse incentive structure that maintains the status quo, rewards mediocrity, and discourages potentially high-impact,...